A very lucky man
Sitting and chatting with Maxley Thompson, you will find that he is comical, entertaining, witty, and irreverent even. Mischief twinkles in his eyes, except when he gets reflective. He's a storyteller himself, and the lines and wrinkles on his face speak eloquently...
Caribbean faces tsunami threat
This month marks the 102nd anniversary of an earthquake that measured a relatively mild 6.5 on the Richter scale, but killed over 800 people in Kingston, Jamaica. The 1907 earthquake that devastated Jamaica occurred on January 14 at 3:32 p.m. on a hot, cloudless Monday....
Get real, Ronnie
A FEW years ago a photographer employed to this newspaper captured deacon Ronald Thwaites having a bottle of Red Stripe beer.That was a long time ago, but his utterances in Parliament last Tuesday leaves us to wonder if there were any lingering effects of that sip...
Youths, poor are main police abuse victims - study
Men, youths and poor Jamaicans are more likelyto be victims of police brutality, a recently published Ministry of National Security survey has shown. According to the results of the survey, eight out of every 10 respon-dents said the police were more likely to brutalise...
Golding to discuss libel report at Cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to discuss the much-anticipated report on the country's libel and slander laws at today's Cabinet meeting.The prime minister received the report last week. Justice Hugh Small was mandated by Golding to lead discussions and consultations...
Worried about my daughter's speech
Q Good day, Doc. I am concerned about some-thing. Is it normal for a child, nearly four years old, to still have very unclear speech? For example, the child says 'toot' for foot and 'tood' ...
'My clothes don't fit me anymore'
Read any pregnancy book and it will say something similar about weight gain in the first trimester: "By now you'll have put on no more than two to three pounds." If you delve into reading the stories posted on the Internet by other pregnant gals, they might tell you...
Child abuse reports soar
The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is reporting a significant increase in the number of child abuse and endangerment reports made to the agency last year. Registrar of the OCR, Carla Edie, said that between January and December 2008, the agency...
What does it take to discipline a child?
Everyone can give advice, but it's up to parents to execute the task. I recently confronted several 'seasoned' mothers and fathers for their views on discipline.
Two important considerations are consistency and leading by example. If you, as parents, are not unified...
Man given life sentence for double murder
The man who was convicted last year October for the murder of 56-year-old businessman and justice of the peace, Winston Chin, and his 50-year-old wife Aileen is to serve 40 years in prison before he can be paroled.Supreme Court judge, Carol Beswick,...
Building your child's self-confidence
As parents we want the best for our children. It is our desire to see them achieve all their dreams and become competent human beings. As such, we are constantly searching for techniques and practices which we can implement to ensure they become the best they can be...
I seized 15 knives from my son and I ...
In the second of our feature, in which we highlight how parents deal with sensitive and troubling issues, we related how a Portmore mother dealt with her teenage son, after seizing an assortment of vicious knives from him.